Chapter 2

Huh.

I hung up the phone.

I went out and got into the car that came to pick me up, heading straight to the hospital.

Seeing the wound on my palm, the doctor scolded, "It's so deep, why didn't you come earlier? Any later and you might have needed a tetanus shot."

I was at a loss for words, after a while I replied, "I forgot because I was angry."

Walking out of the hospital, I ran into Jack and Lily walking side by side, going out to eat.

I felt instantly annoyed.

I wanted to avoid them at first.

But then I thought, I'm the legal one after all, it would be too cowardly to just walk away like this.

I didn't approach them, but Lily's sharp eyes noticed me.

She clung to Jack's arm, her challenging gaze meeting mine.

They were chatting and laughing, occasionally whispering in each other's ears, looking exactly like a perfect couple.

Just as Jack was about to see me, Lily's exaggerated performance voice rang out: "Jack, your wife is here. Did she misunderstand something? Is she jealous of someone young and beautiful?"

Jack pulled her behind him, clearly taking on the role of her protector, frowning impatiently as he questioned me: "Why are you here? Opal, can you stop picking on a young girl?"

I laughed bitterly.

"When did I pick on her?"

I hadn't even opened my mouth or moved my hand, how was I picking on her?

"You came here just to make things difficult for her, didn't you? If you have any issues, come at me. Her family situation isn't good, I'm just helping her out, don't make a big deal out of nothing."

As Lily's scholarship sponsor, I knew which hospital her mother was in.

I couldn't be bothered to argue with this delusional couple, and had specifically asked the driver to avoid it this morning.

I didn't expect they had changed hospitals.

And made me run into them again.

I turned to leave.

Ouch, Jack grabbed my injured hand as he tried to stop me.

I'm particularly sensitive to pain, and tears immediately welled up in my eyes.

Seeing this, he let go, his expression changing to panic.

The hand that reached out to grab my bandaged hand was dodged as I hid it behind my back.

"Go ahead and take your little girl to eat, don't let her starve."

Ignoring Jack's ashen face, I strode past them, leaving them behind.

Arriving at the parking area, I indeed saw the sports car I had bought a few days ago waiting for me.

I opened the door and sat in the passenger seat.

Maddox's concerned voice came through: "You were fine this morning, why do you look like someone bullied you now?"

I shook my head, "It's nothing, take me to the law firm."

"Alright, considering you gave me that car, I'm at your beck and call."

While waiting at a red light, Jack walked past the front of the car holding Lily's hand.

Maddox's surprised voice sounded beside my ear: "Wow, that guy who just passed by really looks like your husband."

"If it weren't for him holding the wrong person's hand, I would have mistaken him for Jack."

I pressed my lips together and nodded, "You didn't see wrong."

"What?"

Going to work, I saw Lily's figure at the company.

Jack had arranged for her to intern at the company.

The company recruits some soon-to-graduate students to work every year, and if she could contribute to the company's revenue, I certainly wouldn't object.

What I didn't expect was that a week later, Jack assigned her a big project. If she succeeded in negotiating it, she would get a higher commission.

If she didn't negotiate well, the company would suffer a significant loss.

Such actions that harmed the company's interests were opposed by many people, including me.

But Jack didn't listen.

As the project approached a crucial point, he came to me.

"Lily doesn't understand many things, can you guide her?"

I stared at Jack indifferently: "Now you remember me?"

I heard that Lily's negotiations hadn't gone well, and the other party demanded a change of personnel, otherwise they wouldn't continue cooperation.

They didn't outright say they would stop future cooperation only because of the pleasant cooperation in the past few years.

I didn't expect him to be so muddle-headed, confused in emotions and now confused in work as well.

Entrusting such an important matter to the newcomer Lily.

I started to not understand him anymore.

Did I really make the wrong choice back then?

He put his arm around my shoulders and sighed: "Still so angry? Still upset?"

"No."

He lowered his head to kiss my cheek, but I pushed him away.

"We're at work, mind the impact."

I noticed his body go from stiff to relaxed.

The frost on his face melted instantly: "Mm, I'll kiss you when we get home."

The next second, he remembered he hadn't been back to that so-called home for a long time, and his eyes flashed with discomfort.

"I'll definitely come back today."

I agreed to go save the situation.

The RG boss and I were old acquaintances. Back then, they were willing to cooperate with a small company because of me.

Jack was clear about this point.

To salvage the company's reputation, this trip was necessary.

After work, I thought I wouldn't see Jack's figure as usual.

I had just prepared my own dinner.

The doorbell rang.

Opening the door, Lily greeted me with a bright smile: "Sister-in-law, I'll be troubling you again tonight."